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Title: Solar energy receiver

Abstract

An improved long-life design for solar energy receivers provides for greatly reduced thermally induced stress and permits the utilization of less expensive heat exchanger materials while maintaining receiver efficiencies in excess of 85% without undue expenditure of energy to circulate the working fluid. In one embodiment, the flow index for the receiver is first set as close as practical to a value such that the Graetz number yields the optimal heat transfer coefficient per unit of pumping energy, in this case, 6. The convective index for the receiver is then set as closely as practical to two times the flow index so as to obtain optimal efficiency per unit mass of material.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Arlington, MA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sanders Associates, Inc
OSTI Identifier:
863212
Patent Number(s):
4121564
Assignee:
Sanders Associates, Inc. (Nashua, NH)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03G - SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-02-2823
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
solar; energy; receiver; improved; long-life; design; receivers; provides; greatly; reduced; thermally; induced; stress; permits; utilization; expensive; heat; exchanger; materials; maintaining; efficiencies; excess; 85; undue; expenditure; circulate; fluid; embodiment; flow; index; set; close; practical; value; graetz; yields; optimal; transfer; coefficient; unit; pumping; convective; closely; times; obtain; efficiency; mass; material; reduced thermal; thermally induced; heat exchange; heat exchanger; heat transfer; solar energy; energy receiver; greatly reduced; pumping energy; optimal efficiency; transfer coefficient; greatly reduce; energy receivers; /126/60/

Citation Formats

Schwartz, Jacob. Solar energy receiver. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Schwartz, Jacob. Solar energy receiver. United States.
Schwartz, Jacob. Sun . "Solar energy receiver". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863212.
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abstractNote = {An improved long-life design for solar energy receivers provides for greatly reduced thermally induced stress and permits the utilization of less expensive heat exchanger materials while maintaining receiver efficiencies in excess of 85% without undue expenditure of energy to circulate the working fluid. In one embodiment, the flow index for the receiver is first set as close as practical to a value such that the Graetz number yields the optimal heat transfer coefficient per unit of pumping energy, in this case, 6. The convective index for the receiver is then set as closely as practical to two times the flow index so as to obtain optimal efficiency per unit mass of material.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
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